You are a lawyer, and in spite of Shakespeare's feelings about you, I happen to think you are an OK guy.
I have an honest question.
If this issue is relegated to the State level, where it rightfully belongs, what would happen once California strikes all anti-sodomy laws from the books, legitimizes same-sex marriages, and a couple of married homosexuals from Fresno get transfered by their jobs to a State that still holds same-sex anti-sodomy laws, and does not recognize same-sex marriages?
Are they then criminals and unmarried?
Or does the equal protection clause kick in?
If it does, will it then it go to the SCOTUS, and we end up with homosexuals getting protected status anyway?
Fair assumption?
Thought so, just wanted to make sure and avoid the confusion, of which there is plenty, even on this forum.
Take, for example, this current vanity thread.
Freepers In Support Of The Supreme Court
Vanity | 06/28/03 | shred
Posted on 06/28/2003 12:38 PM PDT by shred
I think there are many Freepers who are tired of this constant bashing of the Supreme Court for Lawrence v. Texas. I think they did a great job and stuck a knife in the heart of big government.
Individual liberty is at the heart of what conservatism is all about - the individual having primacy over the state. It disturbs me that there are so many who wanted to see the state prevail in its desire to regulate private, individual freedoms.
I say, good job, to a consistent, conservative SC! You did exactly what you're supposed to be doing.
Ow.
